Mop head and wringer.



No. 789,880. PATENTED MAY 16, 1905. 0. H. RICE.

MOP HEAD AND WRINGER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.16,1904.

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IINirnn STATES Patented May 16, 1905.

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MOP HEAD AND WRINGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 789,880, dated. May 16,1905. Application filed August 15, 190% Serial No. 220,855.

To all whmn it nuty concern:

Be it known that I, ORVILLE H. RICE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Sioux Falls, in the county of Minnehaha and State of SouthDakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mop Headsand Wringers; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in mops and mop-wringers, andmore particularly to a combined mop head and wringer.

The object of my invention is to provide a device of this characterwhich will be simple in construction, durable in use, efficient inoperation, and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

\Vith the above and other objects in view the invention consists ofcertain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement ofparts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, and particularlypointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is i a side elevation of myimproved mop head and wringer. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same,and Fig. 3 is a front end elevation.

Referring to the drawings by numeral, 1 denotes the frame of my improveddevice, which is preferably formed of a single piece of resilient wireof suitable size. As shown, said frame is formed by bending the piece ofwire or rod upon itself at its center to form a tongue or tang 2 andbending the ends of said rod outwardly in opposite directions, as shownat 3, then forwardly, as shown at 3, then downwardly to form loops oreyes 4:, then upwardly to form coils 5, and finally downwardly to formeyes 6 upon the extreme ends. The tang 2 is adapted to be secured in anysuitable manner in an opening formed in one end of a long handle 7, andin the eyes 4 and 6 are journaled two rollers 8 and 9. The portions ofthe frame between the eyes 4 and 6 and the coil 5 form spring-arms whichhold said rollers firmly in contact with each other. The journals of therollers pass through the eyes 4: and 6 and into the centers of the endsof said rollers. The journals of one of the rollers and one of thejournals of the other roller are here shown as formed by screws 10. Theother journal is formed integrally with a crank 13, with which one ofthe rollers is provided, the said crank having a handle 14 at its outerend. It willbe understood that when the roller having the crank isturned the other roller will be rotated in the opposite direction.

The operation and advantages of my invention will be readily understoodfrom the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings. It will be seen that a mop-cloth 15 of anysuitable form will be firmly clamped between the rollers 8 and 9 andwhen the latter are rotated will be wrung by them.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it will be understood that I do not wish to be limited to theprecise construction herein set forth, since various changes in theform, proportion, and the minor details of construction may be resortedto without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of theadvantages of this invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

A combined mop head and wringer comprising a frame formed of a singlepiece of resilient wire bent to form a tang, diverging portions andspring-arms connected by coils. rollers journaled in said spring-arms,slotted stop-plates upon the journals of said rollers, a crank-handleupon one of said rollers, and a handle upon the tang of said frame,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing wit- Witnesses:

C. H. BARTELT, J. E. MCMOHON.

